Guy Back In N.America

Guy Davis Is Back In North America After Successful European Tour Northport NY - M.C. Records artist Guy Davis is back in North America after a long tour of Europe. Folks in North America will be able to enjoy and deep blues and folk influenced song-writing all summer long!   We're very proud that Guy Davis was nominated for two Blues Music Awards. The award ceremony took place earlier this month in Memphis. Click the logo to check out the full list of nominees. Juba Dance  released on September 10, 2013  is Guy's 1st full-length recording in four years. It features Fabrizzio Poggi on harmonica and The Blind Boys of Alabama as special guests. If you would like to listen or download Juba Dance via Airplay Direct just click the album cover! Guy has also added a bunch of tour dates, scroll down to find out more. Please get in touch if you have any questions. Click the photo to enjoy the video "Love Looks Good On You" from Juba Dance. reinterpreting and reinvigorating the classics while adding new songs to the repertoire that will satisfy traditionalists and with any luck, engage a new generation. - See more at: http://blackgrooves.org/guy-davis-juba-dance/#sthash.k27Z07lw.dpuf reinterpreting and reinvigorating the classics while adding new songs to the repertoire that will satisfy traditionalists and with any luck, engage a new generation. - See more at: http://blackgrooves.org/guy-davis-juba-dance/#sthash.k27Z07lw.dpuf reinterpreting and reinvigorating the classics while adding new songs to the repertoire that will satisfy traditionalists and with any luck, engage a new generation. - See more at: http://blackgrooves.org/guy-davis-juba-dance/#sthash.k27Z07lw.dpuf     photo by Eric Fieldstadt Check Out These Right-On Reviews! Another triumph for the old-time acoustic blues in the 21st century Living Blues reinterpreting and reinvigorating the classics while adding new songs to the repertoire that will satisfy traditionalists and with any luck, engage a new generation. - See more at: http://blackgrooves.org/guy-davis-juba-dance/#sthash.k27Z07lw.dpuf Guy Davis, American bluesman and storyteller, shows the priceless value of acoustic blues on Juba Dance. The Free Press Reinterpreting and reinvigorating the classics while adding new songs to the repertoire that will satisfy traditionalists and with any luck, engage a new generation.   reinterpreting and reinvigorating the classics while adding new songs to the repertoire that will satisfy traditionalists and with any luck, engage a new generation. - See more at: http://blackgrooves.org/guy-davis-juba-dance/#sthash.k27Z07lw.dpuf Black Grooves reinterpreting and reinvigorating the classics while adding new songs to the repertoire that will satisfy traditionalists and with any luck, engage a new generation. - See more at: http://blackgrooves.org/guy-davis-juba-dance/#sthash.k27Z07lw.dpuf reinterpreting and reinvigorating the classics while adding new songs to the repertoire that will satisfy traditionalists and with any luck, engage a new generation. - See more at: http://blackgrooves.org/guy-davis-juba-dance/#sthash.k27Z07lw.dpuf On Juba Dance his guitars, banjo, harmonica and vocals deliver the slick and the raw in perfect balance. Forte Magazine Guy Davis U.S.A. Tour http://guydavis.com/guydavis/itinerary.htm May 23, 2014 - New York, NY - Rockwood Hall May 24, 2014 - Harris, NY - Center for Discovery May 30, 2014 - Healdsburg, CA - Schools May 31, 2014 - Healdsburg, CA - Healdsburg Jazz Festival June 1, 2014 - Healdsburg, CA - Davis Family Vineyards June 2, 2014 - Healdsburg, CA - Schools June 19, 2014 - Philadelphia, PA - Twisted Tail June 20-21, 2014 - Croton, NY - Clearwater's Hudson River Revival June 24, 2014 - Ridgefield, CT - Ballard Park June 28, 2014 - New York, NY - Private Event July 3, 2014 - Monteal, QC - Jazz Festival July 5-6, 2014 - Canso, NS - Stanfest July 7, 2014 - Victoria, PEI - Playhouse July 8, 2014 - Halifax, NS - Jazz Festival July 10-12, 2014 - Westminster, MD - Common Ground on the Hill July 20, 2014 - New York, NY - Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors July 25-27, 2014 - Mission, BC - Mission Folk Festival August 2-4, 2014 - Canmore, AB - Canmore Folk Festival August 28, 2014 - Shepherdstown, WV - Shepherd University ####

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Red House Records artist: Ray Bonneville - Easy Gone - New Release Review

I just received the newest release, Easy Gone, from Ray Bonneville and it's interesting and poetic. Opening with Who Do Call The Shots, Bonneville sets the ground work for what proves to be an interesting, story telling journey. Backed by only bass by Gurf Morlix and drums by Geoff Arsenault, Bonneville weaves his tale with and interesting intertwining of musical sounds and eerie almost supernatural guitar howls. Very nice. Shake Off My Blues has a easy Ben E King/R&B kind of sound with a twist of island rhythm and steel guitar. Where Has My Easy Gone has a really nice earthy feel not unlike some contemporary Ry Cooder stuff. Love Is Wicked has a real folk quality along the lines of Merle Travis. Bonneville adds some cool guitar riffs as well as nicely nested harmonica lines creating one of the coolest tracks on the release. When I Get To New York has a bit of a blues romp to it with an interesting underlying guitar rhythm. Bonneville again steps up on harp and shows a unique style in his own presentation. Bonneville makes his own niche with this music similar to what JJ Cale has done with his. Lone Freighters Wail is a more straight forward folk ballad and also includes Will Sexton on bass, Rick Richards on drums, Richie Lawrence on piano and Mark Norvel on backing vocal. This track is very solid and nicely appointed with easy vibrato guitar and complimentary harp work. Very nice. On Hank Williams' classic So Lonesome I Could Cry, Bonneville adds his own twist taking away all together the 3/4 timing and making it almost a garage/Lou Reed feel. Never losing it's sentimental honest feel, this is quite a successful interpretation. Mile Marker 41 has an easy country folk feel. Comparisons to Dylan would not be at all out of line in delivery. Wailing guitar sounds add nicely to the overall ambiance of the track. Wrapping the track is Two Bends In The Road, an easy acoustic ballad with only Bonneville on vocal and guitar. A nicely constructed track with a Richie Havens kind of feel is a really nice choice to conclude a nicely constructed release.  

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Western Maryland Blues Fest in Hagerstown, MD

May 29–June 1 17 bands, 4 big days, $50 Fri/Sat Combo Tickets* — Best Value!  Get your tickets now! The Western Maryland Blues Fest roars into its 19th big year in Hagerstown, MD! Come celebrate with four jam-packed, jumpin’ days filled with music from national, regional & local performers! These are just some of the great artists you’ll hear throughout the festival… Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters Legendary blues guitarist Ronnie Earl brings his celebrated band back to Hagerstown for a special show. Having played alongside such greats as B. B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, and Otis Rush, Ronnie’s guitar speaks with an authoritative blues voice that only a veteran player can summon! Ian Siegal & Band Be part of one of the first American audiences to hear this multiple British Blues Awards winner! Ian’s May 31 Hagerstown performance culminates his first-ever U.S. tour! Don’t miss this songwriter’s exciting new blues, conveyed in the traditional Delta blues style, all the way from across the pond! Eric Steckel Band A young blues veteran, a powerful player with an authentic blues soul, Eric is already hailed by many as one of the next big things in bluesrock! Eric Steckel is a must see and must hear for fans of SRV, Jimi Hendrix and Joe Bonamassa. Doug Macleod Performing in the tradition of the blues as a story-telling medium, acoustic guitarist, Doug MacLeod, has been nominated for THREE (3) 2014 Blues Music Awards, including Acoustic Artist of the Year, Acoustic Album of the Year and Blues Song of the Year. Giving a FREE Sunday performance in City Park, come see what all the fuss is about! Mingo Fishtrap WOW! What’s in a name? Well, this Texas-based large ensemble will give you a sweet soulful style of rhythm and blues, including plenty of horns. Describing its sound as “the space where melodic pop meets gritty Memphis soul, with a twist of N’awlins funk,” Mingo Fishtrap’s tenacious groove is central to its sanctified mission to shake your soul. 19th Annual Western Maryland Blues Fest Schedule View the full schedule here. Thursday, May 29—Blues Prelude 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. University Plaza, 50 West Washington Street, Downtown. Free admission. Lawn chairs and blankets encouraged! Gates open at 4:00 p.m. ID required. No smoking venue. Don’t miss the Blues Fest Poster Art Exhibit opening, featuring this year’s artist, Matt Long! The exhibit will be held at the Washington County Arts Council at 36 South Potomac Street from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Friday, May 30—Lotta Blues Kickoff 4:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. City Center Lot, North Potomac Street. $20 in advance* and $30 at the gate. Children 12 and under free with paying adult. Gates open at 4:00 p.m. ID required. Saturday, May 31—Downtown House Party Noon to 9:30 p.m. City Center Lot, North Potomac Street. $35 in advance* and $45 at the gate. Children 12 and under free with paying adult. Gates open at 11:00 a.m. ID required. Sunday, June 1—Family Blues Picnic Noon to 5:00 p.m. City Park Bandshell. Free admission. Lawn chairs and blankets encouraged. No smoking venue. While you’re at Blues Fest…  Visit the Maxwell Street Market area of the festival for plenty of food, drink and specialty vendors.  Kids Jam, Too in the HUGE children’s area design just for them! It’s their very own playground filled with music, crafts, activities and more on Sunday.  Grab a limited 19th anniversary edition t-shirt, hat, or other Festival gear from the Blues Boutique. *Transaction fee of $5.00 per ticket applies in advance sale tickets. Schedule and artists subject to change. No chairs, coolers, food or beverages may be brought into the festival area Friday or Saturday. No animals (except service animals) and no audio/video recording permitted at any time during the festival. All packs, parcels and bags subject to inspection. Supported in part by: City of Hagerstown, Maryland State Arts Council and Washington County Arts Council.

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Billy Pierce Band - Take Me Back To The Delta - New Release Review

I just received the newest release, Take Me Back To The Delta, by Billy Pierce Band. Opening with Happy Home, a bluesy rocker, Pierce leads the way on slide guitar and vocals joined by Chris Miller on bass and Billy Meyers on drums. On title track, Take Me Back To The Delta, super slide man Sonny Landreth joins the crew as does Charlie Wooten (bass) and the track has a real traveling feel. Song For Sonny has a UK feel with a springy rhythm. I particularly like the slide work on this instrumental track and Johnny Digiovanni joins on drums. Waylon Thibodeaux joins on this track as well adding his brilliant fiddle work. On Broonzy's Key To The Highway, Pierce sound a bit like Rod Price on slide and Johnny Neel adds some really cool piano work as well. The addition of Craig Klein, Mark Mullins, Greg Hicks (the Bonerama horns) really add a nice flavor to this traditional track. Cajun Boy Blues is a straight up rocker with a clean crisp slide solo.... cool! Traditional New Orleans track, Jambalaya is up next and joining is Thibodeaux on fiddle and Henry Ramato on accordian. Tojo is a track loosely based on the Help Me theme. Some of Pierce's most inspired slide playing appears on the track. One of my favorite tracks on the release is Give Me A Dollar featuring the Bonerama horns on trombone as well as backing vocals. With a real New Orleans flavor the band rumbles and Pierce slides. Very nice. Rooster has an interesting rhythm with a swampy blues feel. Jimmy Carpenter adds some really nice sax work on this track. Very cool. Thibideaux opens Zydecoldsmobile with some traditional Zydeco fiddle giving Pierce a slate to perform a track that swings from New Orleans to country. Steve Ruth adds some nice accordion on this track and Pierce again hops on the slide complimenting Thibodeaux soloing. Wrapping the release is Big Joe, a swamp influenced march rock with some cool slide and a nice bass solo from Wooton. Dejembe by Jimmy Crawford and additional vocals from Garry Cogdell add to the mix, Pierce, running a vocal chant and keeping the slide on fire. If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of the Blues, Like ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorites band! -  ”LIKE”

THE HARPOONIST & THE AXE MURDERER ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND SUMMER TOUR DATES

A Real Fine Mess set for release on June 17th

“With a name like The Harpoonist and The Axe Murderer, you might be forgiven for thinking that the Vancouver-based duo is some sort of concept group based on a hypothetical love story between Captain Ahab and Lizzie Borden.” (Chris Oke, Yukon News) In reality, Shawn ‘The Harpoonist’ Hall and Matthew ‘The Axe Murderer’ Rogers evoke much more than just grisly nautical imagery. Armed with a sack of harmonicas, a mess of foot percussion, and a road-worn Telecaster, the duo kick out raw and primal blues in the tradition of a ‘decades-deep blues style’ (Scott Brown, What’s up Yukon), while infusing the genre with a jolt of renewed energy. Scheduled for release June 17, their new album, A Real Fine Mess, explores complicated dichotomies. Like how one’s life can appear successful on one hand, yet be clouded by doubt and struggles on the other and how all that is celebrated hangs in the balance with the potential to fall apart at any moment. Recently the band found themselves increasingly inspired not only by the electric ‘groove blues’ of the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s but also by the music of their peers. A wee hours stairwell jam led to vocal collaborations featured on the record and an awkwardly mis-matched festival workshop forced them to think about ‘upping their game’ as songwriters and lyricists. Recording the album came with its own challenges as the two live in different cities and much of the recording was split between Vancouver and Nanaimo. 8 float plane rides, 18 ferry trips and a barrage of text and e-mail arguments later A Real Fine Mess was born like the offspring of Zeus and a cancan dancer. Hall and Rogers have received considerable recognition in the last few years. They were nominated for four Maple Blues Awards and won 'Blues Act of the Year' at the SiriusXM Indies in 2013. The duo has also pounded their fair share of festival stages including SXSW, Winnipeg Folk Festival, Ottawa Blues Festival, Calgary Folk Music Festival, and Montreal Jazz Festival. Along the way they’ve shared the stage with Taj Mahal, Booker T Jones, David Wilcox, Mother Mother, and The Sheepdogs. They’ve also had songs featured on television shows such as the 'The Good Wife', 'Blue Bloods', and the aptly named TV movie 'Lizzie Borden Took An Axe'. Beginning June 5 the duo sets out on tour across Canada and the US and have no plans to slow down after their hectic summer of festival hopping. They’re on a continuing journey, constantly finding inspiration from musicians they meet or collaborate with. These encounters challenge them to write better music and lyrics, and to keep performing with their trademark fervor and honesty. And the result? As one fan put it, ‘is blues that gets you in the crotch’. LISTEN TO “DON’T MAKE ‘EM LIKE THEY USED TO” HERE  TRACK LIST 01 - Black And Blue 02 - Do Watcha 03 - Tea For Two 04 - Mama’s In The Backseat 05 - Closer To Death 06 - Feel Me Now 07 - Don’t Make ‘em Like They Used To 08 - My Paradise 09 - In And Out Of Love 10 - Sweat This Pain 11 - Cry A Little 12 - In The End 13 - Act Your Age 14 - A Real Fine Noise NORTH AMERICAN SUMMER TOUR DATES Jun 5 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry Jun 6 - Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen Jun 7 - Champaign, IL - Highdrive Jun 8 - Goshen, IN - Ignition Music Garage Jun 10 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom Jun 11 - Indianapolis, IN - The Slippery Noodle Jun 12 - Saint Louis, MO - Oyster Bar Jun 13-15 - Salina, KS - Smoky Hill River Festival Jul 4 - Sudbury, ON - Northern Lights Festival Jul 5-6 - Orillia, ON - Mariposa Folk Festival Jul 11 - Victoria, BC - Rock The Shores Jul 12 - Kelowna, BC - Keloha Festival Jul 17-18 - Saskatoon, SK - Ness Creek Festival Jul 24 - Toronto, ON - Dakota Tavern Jul 25-27 - Guelph, ON - Hillside Festival Aug 1-2 - Kaslo, BC - Kaslo Jazz Festival Aug 3 - Invermere, BC – Pynelogs Aug 8 - Kamloops, BC - Music in The Park Aug 9 - Burnaby, BC - Buranby Roots & Blues Aug 10 - Regina, SK - Regina Folk Festival Aug 15 - Comox, BC - Atmosphere Aug 16-17 - Winnipeg, MB - Winnipeg BBQ & Blues Festival Sep 12-14 - Fredericton, NB - Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival Sep 17-21 - Nashville, TN - Americana Music Festival Oct 4 - Chilliwack, BC - Chilliwack Cultural Centre Oct 5 - Vernon, BC - Vernon PAC Oct 8 - Winnipeg, MB - Park Theatre     MORE DATES TBA ARTIST SITE: www.harpoonistaxemurderer.com

ELROB Records artist: Little Mike & The Tornadoes - All The Right Moves - New Release review

I just received the newest release, All The Right Moves, form Little Mike & The Tornadoes and it's great! As you know I'm a real Little Mike fan and this new release is no exception. Opening with Hard Hard Way, a smokin Chicago style blues track features Little Mike on vocal and harp. Tony O. Melio plays a real nice guitar solo leading up to Mike taking over with a super harp blowout. This is a great year for harp lovers with this and Corritore's recent release being two of the best I've heard in some time. So Many Problems is a cool R&B track with a great groove. Brad Vickers (bass) and Robert Piazza (drums) seat Jim McKaba on organ for a cool ride but I really like Melio's loose guitar style and Mike comes up with some really nice harp phrasing making this a real heel bopper. Since My Mother Been Ill is a really nice slow R&B blues track featuring soulful vocals by Mike. His clear interface with Melio's punctuating guitar riffs and super piano backing from McKaba make this one of my favorite tracks on the release. Yes, Melio does step forward and lay it all out on this track...close your eyes and suck it up! Excellent! (I Got) Drunk Last Night is a cool shuffle track with a great swang. Piazza leads the pace on drums but with Mike on vocal and Melio on the ever present tasteful guitar riffs, this is entertainment! McKaba lays down some really nice piano work on this track as well. Very Nice! Little On The Side has a Latin beat with Piazza leading the way on tom tom and Melio throwing down some cool riffs. Mike has you in the palm of his hand with his vocal style but then he whips out his harp and parts your hair. His riffs aren't always over the top... but they are always top cut and clean. McKaba does have an aggressive piano style and I think that it's a great contrast to the bands tightness on this track. Title track, All The Right Moves is a real loping traditional Chicago blues. I particularly like Melio's guitar attack on this particular track. It has it's own personality and it isn't at all sterile... that's the blues! Little Mike steps up with some hot riffs of his own on this track, pushed by serious work from McKaba, Vickers, Piazza and Melio and he rides the wave. One thing that I genuinely love about this band is that everyone is a standout without any apparent "star" and sharing the spotlight, this is a really dynamic mix. Boogie track, Blues Is Killing Me has a definite trace to original Morganfield and Hooker tracks and based upon construction alone is a terrific track. Mike rides the boogie with his harp, joined by Melio on what could be an "endless boogie". Very nice! Wonder Why has a real authentic early electric blues feel to it. Being a guitar player myself, I always wonder when I hear someone play awkward phrasing like Melio if he has to work to play like that or if it comes naturally. In any case, I am envious. I really like it. All The Time has a funky R&B style with an almost James Brown thing starting to happen. Again Melio steps up and lays out some simple but wonderfully bluesy riffs on guitar. Mike keeps it all under wraps vocally and Vickers and Pizza are right there. Mike steps up and plays simple blues harp...just the way it should be. Vickers penned, jump track I Won't Be Your Fool is hot from the first note. You want the harp blowout...this is it! (Stilladog...this one's for you!)Yeah, I dare you to keep both feet on the ground during this one... if you can, check your pulse! Stuck Out On This Highway is a really sultry slow blues track. Opening with some atmospheric harp work as good as anything on the release, Mike digs deep singing a super blues track. Complimented in response by Melio on guitar, this is a really cool track. Mike uses the lower end of the harp for some deep resonate notes and has it singing. Clocking in at almost 6 minutes, this is definitely one of my favorites on the release. Wrapping it all up is Close To My Baby, an easy going 12 bar number. Reminicent of Paul Butterfield, Mike holds it back and sings the blues. Melio breaks out with another of his finely tuned guitar solos and after another chorus, Mike wraps it all up on harp. You want a recommendation for one of the coolest new Chicago blues style releases of the year...this is it!

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